American Pale Ale Three Floyds Zombie Dust Clone

[chewbeats]

I am new to this forum and to home brewing in general. Over the past few weeks I have been doing a ton of research on the process of brewing and really thinking about making the investment but I have never had a home brewed beer so just wondering if anyone would be interested in trading their home brewed IPA for something I can access here in North Carolina.

 

[skeezerpleezer]

I am new to this forum and to home brewing in general. Over the past few weeks I have been doing a ton of research on the process of brewing and really thinking about making the investment but I have never had a home brewed beer so just wondering if anyone would be interested in trading their home brewed IPA for something I can access here in North Carolina.

What styles do you like

 

[chewbeats]

What styles do you like

IPAs , I've had most of the hyped stuff just want to see how this compares

 

[chewbeats]

What styles do you like

IPAs , I've had most of the hyped stuff.... just want to see how these compare .

 

[skeezerpleezer]

IPAs , I've had most of the hyped stuff.... just want to see how these compare .

I have a "NE Style IPA" on tap now, similar to stuff like Trillium/Tree House/etc. Its probably 6-7 weeks old since brew day and not sure how much is left in the keg, but I could probably fill a bottle of it and a couple other things I have on tap.

 

[chewbeats]

Is it still as good as it was that first week or two?

 

[skeezerpleezer]

It is better than any IPA you are going to buy in NC


edit to add I haven't had anything from Heist yet, but heard they are good, so that could be an exception.

 

[chewbeats]

Heist is amazing

 

[chewbeats]

They do crowlers and occasional cans so I can probably get you some sometime

 

[skeezerpleezer]

They do crowlers and occasional cans so I can probably get you some sometime

I would be down for that!

 

[joshb]

I just tapped a keg of this clone last week and brewed another batch yesterday. Yesterday's batch I used DIPA Ale Yeast from Omega Labs just for the heck of it. I also used all leaf hops in yesterday's batch. Will be interested to see how it compares to the pellet hops and SafAle yeast. DIPA is supposed to be a culture from Heady Topper. I hope it doesn't go south as there really is no reason to change up the OP's recipe here!

 

[phyllobeddo]

I'm about tired of how finicky Conan is, so I guess I won't use it on this batch. Last time I used S-04 and this time I am using WLP002. I plan to brew the following tomorrow.

2.5 gallon batch

4.5 lb 2 row
8 oz Light Munich
3 oz Cara Pils
3 oz Crystal 60L
3 oz Melanoiden
2 oz Acid malt

3 g Magnum 60 min 12.4% 11 IBUs
7 g Citra 15 min 12.2% 12.5 IBUs
14 g Citra 10 min 12.2% 18.3 IBUs
14 g Citra 5 min 12.2% 10.1 IBUs
14 g Citra 1 min 12.2% 2.2 IBUs
22 g Citra Dry hop for 4-5 days (That's all I have left)

Wlp002/Starter

 

[Strong_Brews]

I have to try this!!!

 

[jojacques]

Very good beer. Its very citrusy, perfect for summer

 

[Epos7]

I'm drinking my first batch of this at the moment. I undershot my expected efficiency by quite a bit, so I ended up with an OG of only 1.052. It finished a little lower also - 1.014. Despite being slightly thin, it still tastes pretty good! I'm only getting a hint of the Citra hop aroma, despite doing the 7-day dryhop. It's been in bottles for almost three weeks now.

Would a thin mash impact hop aromas at all? I'm leaning toward either that, or the fact that I strained all the hops out of the wort before chilling after boil, as being the culprit for not being quite hoppy enough.

I have a second batch of this about to be dryhopped. I also undershot my expected efficiency on that one, but left the hops in the kettle while chilling the wort. It will be interesting to see if I notice a difference.

 

[jjbanks]

I'm drinking my first batch of this at the moment. I undershot my expected efficiency by quite a bit, so I ended up with an OG of only 1.052. It finished a little lower also - 1.014. Despite being slightly thin, it still tastes pretty good! I'm only getting a hint of the Citra hop aroma, despite doing the 7-day dryhop. It's been in bottles for almost three weeks now.

Would a thin mash impact hop aromas at all? I'm leaning toward either that, or the fact that I strained all the hops out of the wort before chilling after boil, as being the culprit for not being quite hoppy enough.

I have a second batch of this about to be dryhopped. I also undershot my expected efficiency on that one, but left the hops in the kettle while chilling the wort. It will be interesting to see if I notice a difference.

I think the brulosophy blog would be interested in the results of this "experiment."

 

[Lienad_Yesmar]

I brewed this a few years ago when I first started brewing. Made a ton of mistakes. It still ended up good. Just not my best work. It has Been bugging me for quite a while, and now that I have some patience and a better setup I Will be brewing this in a couple of weeks. Is this a 90 min boil? Or 60 min?

 

[jojacques]

I beleive this is 60min. Thats what I did and it ended amazingly good.

 

[MMJfan]

I do 60 as well and mine turns out great every time!!!

 

[--0o0o0--]

I've made this twice now from the extract recipe. The first batch I fermented 4 gallons and it is delicious and I have 5 gallons fermenting right now. I had 4 gallons of wort that I topped up to 5 so we'll see how that goes. Oh and I had to use Mosaic both times because my store was out of Citra.

 

[MMJfan]

I've made an all Mosaic IPA (different recipe) and it is damn good as well!

 

[dude1]

Hi guys and especially the thread starter,

In comparison to the recipe on the first page, what would you say are the main points that could be improved to get even closer to the Three Floyds Zombie Dust?

I'm about to brew that beer, but I was wondering if I should go with the original recipe or if the 250+ pages revealed much room for improvement.

Thanks!

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Hi guys and especially the thread starter,



In comparison to the recipe on the first page, what would you say are the main points that could be improved to get even closer to the Three Floyds Zombie Dust?



I'm about to brew that beer, but I was wondering if I should go with the original recipe or if the 250+ pages revealed much room for improvement.



Thanks!

It works for me and is pretty much spot on IMO. As with any type of recipe though, results may vary from brewer to brewer.

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

Two questions:
My LHBS doesn't have Melanoiden.How much of an effect does it have and is there a sub?
Does the 04 give off fruity esters in this recipe? I brewed a different citra type IPA with 05 and the cleanness of the yeast let the citra shine though.Will the 04 distract from that?

 

[milldoggy]

I prefer s04 over s05. It blends well with citra

 

[milldoggy]

You can try biscuit malt as a sub

 

[Adaman05]

Two questions:
My LHBS doesn't have Melanoiden.How much of an effect does it have and is there a sub?
Does the 04 give off fruity esters in this recipe? I brewed a different citra type IPA with 05 and the cleanness of the yeast let the citra shine though.Will the 04 distract from that?

04 will enhance the Citra. 05 just won't get in the way of it. If going 04, make sure you keep ferm temps low-mid 60's, otherwise you can get nanners.

 

[--0o0o0--]

Two questions:
My LHBS doesn't have Melanoiden.How much of an effect does it have and is there a sub?
Does the 04 give off fruity esters in this recipe? I brewed a different citra type IPA with 05 and the cleanness of the yeast let the citra shine though.Will the 04 distract from that?

Where do you live? I bought a pound of Melanoiden by accident (I was in the store with my 3 year old and she was going for the bottles, meant to grab something else) I'll give/send it to you if you want.

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

Where do you live? I bought a pound of Melanoiden by accident (I was in the store with my 3 year old and she was going for the bottles, meant to grab something else) I'll give/send it to you if you want.

That would be mighty nice but the shipping wouldn't be worth it for a pound..But thank you

 

[--0o0o0--]

That would be mighty nice but the shipping wouldn't be worth it for a pound..But thank you

You call it. I'm in Westchester (I'm assuming you're on LI, NY) and have my second kid coming in a few weeks. I've got a batch of this ZD clone fermenting right now and probably won't get another brew day in before the kid comes. I had my store grind it. It's two weeks old. I'd hate for it to go to waste, plus I'm trying to throw as much good will into the world as I can right now.